Distantiella[1] is a genus of African bugs, of the family Miridae or "capsids", named after William Lucas Distant. This genus is placed in the subtribe Odoniellina: which has been included in tribes Dicyphini or Monaloniini.[2]
| Distantiella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Subfamily: | Bryocorinae |
| Tribe: | Dicyphini |
| Subtribe: | Odoniellina |
| Genus: | Distantiella China, 1944 |
Species
editThe Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists:[3][2]
- Distantiella collarti (Schouteden, 1935)
- Distantiella theobroma (Distant, 1909) - type species (as Sahlbergella theobroma Distant)
Description, distribution and importance
editThe two species of Distantiella are very similar to each other externally and the genus is most similar to Sahlbergella: the latter genus differs in hind tibia with "regular" setation as opposed to dense setation in Distantiella.[2]
Both species are distributed in tropical Africa and their host plants are known to include various species of Malvaceae and Citrus. D. theobroma is a major insect pest of cacao, causing damage similar to Sahlbergella singularis in tropical Africa and Helopeltis spp. in SE Asia.[4]
References
edit- ^ China WE (1944) Bull. Ent. Res., 35.
- ^ a b c Namyatova AA, Cassis G (2016) Systematics of the tribe Monaloniini Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 176, 36–136.
- ^ Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Distantiella China, 1944 (retrieved 9 November 2021)
- ^ Entwistle PF (1972) Pests of Cocoa, Longmans, London, 779 pp.
External links
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Data related to Distantiella at Wikispecies
